How Soccer Explains the World
How Soccer Explains the World: An Unlikely Theory of Globalization (also published as How Football Explains the World: An Unlikely Theory of Globalization) is a book written by American journalist Franklin Foer. It is an analysis of the interchange between soccer and the new global economy.
| Author | Franklin Foer |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Subject | Soccer, globalization |
| Genre | Non-fiction |
| Publisher | HarperCollins |
Publication date | June 29, 2004 |
| Media type | Hardback & paperback |
| Pages | 272 pp (hardback edition) |
| ISBN | 978-0-06-621234-0 (hardback) |
| OCLC | 55756745 |
| 796.334 22 | |
| LC Class | GV943.9.S64 F64 2004 |
The author takes readers on a journey from stadium to stadium around the globe in an attempt to shed new insights on today's world events, both from political and economic standpoints. Soccer is here the globalized medium that seems to lend itself to explaining the effects globalization has on society as a whole.
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